In 2001, George W. Bush junior was inaugurated as the 43rd president. On 11 September 2011, two hijacked jetliners rammed the Twin Towers of World Trade Center in the worst terrorist attack against the U.S.A.; a third hijacked plane flew into the Pentagon, and a fourth crashed in rural Pennsylvania. More than 3,000 people died in the attacks. The U.S.A. and Britain launched air attacks against targets in Afghanistan after the Taliban government failed to hand over Saudi terrorist Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the Sept. 11 attacks. In 2003, the Space shuttle Columbia exploded upon reentry into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts on board.
Barack Obama
In 2008, after months of campaigning and primary races, Barack Obama and John McCain were finally chosen as the presidential nominees for the Democratic and Republican parties, respectively. The Democrats performed well across the board in the November elections. Barack Obama became the first African-American to be elected President, with 52.8% of the vote. President Obama signed executive orders closing all secret prisons and detention camps run by the CIA, including the infamous Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba, and banning coercive interrogation methods. An explosion and fire on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico sent millions of gallons of oil into the sea. The spill killed 11 people and was the largest off-shore spill in U.S. history as well as one of the largest spills in world history.
George W. Bush
In 2001, George W. Bush junior was inaugurated as the 43rd president. On 11 September 2011, two hijacked jetliners rammed the Twin Towers of World Trade Center in the worst terrorist attack against the U.S.A.; a third hijacked plane flew into the Pentagon, and a fourth crashed in rural Pennsylvania. More than 3,000 people died in the attacks. The U.S.A. and Britain launched air attacks against targets in Afghanistan after the Taliban government failed to hand over Saudi terrorist Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the Sept. 11 attacks. In 2003, the Space shuttle Columbia exploded upon reentry into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts on board.Barack Obama
In 2008, after months of campaigning and primary races, Barack Obama and John McCain were finally chosen as the presidential nominees for the Democratic and Republican parties, respectively. The Democrats performed well across the board in the November elections. Barack Obama became the first African-American to be elected President, with 52.8% of the vote. President Obama signed executive orders closing all secret prisons and detention camps run by the CIA, including the infamous Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba, and banning coercive interrogation methods. An explosion and fire on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico sent millions of gallons of oil into the sea. The spill killed 11 people and was the largest off-shore spill in U.S. history as well as one of the largest spills in world history.American history